Pamela G. Morand - Reston, VA
Attorney at Odin Feldman Pittleman
Trusts & Estates Lawyers in Reston, VA
1775 Wiehle Avenue Suite 400 Reston, VA 20190
Reston Trusts & Estates Lawyer
Updated: 03/10/2026
Areas of Practice
- Trusts & Estates
- Estate Planning
- Estate and Gift Tax
- Administration of Trusts and Estates
- Asset Protection Planning
- Wealth Preservation Planning
Attorney Information
Overview
Pamela Morand (formerly known as Pamela Buskirk) focuses her practice on estate and tax planning, the administration of estates and trusts, and related issues involving the gift tax, estate tax, and generation-skipping transfer tax. She advises clients with respect to the creation and implementation of simple and complex estate plans; asset protection and wealth preservation; business succession planning; incapacity planning; charitable giving; and the formation of private foundations, family limited partnerships, limited liability companies, and various other entities. She also counsels fiduciaries and beneficiaries in the probate and trust administration process. As a former Certified Public Accountant, Pam combines her legal experience with her accounting background when working with her clients. Reassuring in her approach, Pam takes the time to listen to her clients' needs and goals when discussing and implementing solutions because she understands that each client's situation is unique.
In her free time, Pam can be found hiking with her husband, daughter, and two dogs or running, biking, swimming, and competing in triathlons, marathons, and other road races.
Awards and Honors
Honors
- 2022 - 2026, The Best Lawyers in America, Trusts and Estates
- 2023, Arlington magazine’s Top Attorneys — Trusts & Estates
- 2022, Washingtonian magazine’s Top Lawyers, Trusts and Estates
- 2021, Arlington magazine's Top Attorneys, Trusts and Estates
- 2015, 2019, 2020, 2023, 2024, Virginia Business magazine “Legal Elite”, Taxes/Estates/Trusts
- 2015 - 2017, Virginia Super Lawyers, Rising Star, Estate & Probate
- 2015, 2017, Washington D.C. Super Lawyers, Rising Star, Estate & Probate
Education
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Legal Education
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Wake Forest University School of Law,
Winston Salem,
North Carolina, 2007
J.D.
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Wake Forest University School of Law,
Winston Salem,
North Carolina, 2007
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Non Legal Education
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University of Virginia, McIntire School of Commerce, 1999
B.S.
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University of Virginia, McIntire School of Commerce, 1999
Current Employment Position(s)
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Shareholder
Published Works
Articles
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11 Life Events that Tell You It’s Time to Get A Will, DoughRoller (May 1, 2017)
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Who Should Your IRA Go To If You Die?, DoughRoller (April 1, 2016)
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IRA Beneficiary Designations Stretch or Shorten Payout Period, Estate Planning Magazine (February 1, 2011)
Bar Admissions
- Virginia
- Maryland
- District of Columbia
- U.S. Tax Court
Other Affiliations
- Virginia Bar Association
- Fairfax Bar Association, Trust and Estates Section
- Society of Financial Service Professionals, National Capital Chapter, 2018 - 2019 (President)
- Society of Financial Service Professionals, National Capital Chapter, 2012 - 2020 (Board of Directors)
- Maryland State Bar Association, Estate and Trust Section
- Northern Virginia Estate Planning Council
- Washington, DC Estate Planning Council
- Gabriel Homes, Inc., Board of Directors: 2017 – present
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